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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1898
Page
2
The second congressional Republican committee meets to arrange the fall campaign. A north Cicero chemical engine could prevent large fires before they destroy property. Austin Woman’s Club forms a committee to discuss improving vacant lots with Supt. Linden.
A River Forest incident where a prominent lady was seriously injured by a bicycle rider sparks calls for public safety actions. The writer argues reckless wheelmen resemble dangerous maniacs and deserve merciless punishment to deter harm.
Four hundred or more women and children from Chicago’s poor district were generously entertained at Camp Goodwill. The Oak Park community’s strong spirit of benevolence supported a charitable undertaking aiding the weak and marginalized, a credit to civic citizens.
Oak Park resident Re F Robbins recalls seeing General La Fayette during a street parade in 1826. Robbins, then nine, lived on North Harvey Avenue with a harness shop on Lake Street and is among a few living men to have witnessed the historic visit.
Police Chief T N Vallins of Cicero directs Austin precinct to crack down on unlicensed dogs and enforce muzzling this season. Patrols asked to compel license issuance within ten days and arrest violators if necessary. Emphasizes that licensed dogs still require muzzles despite licenses.
The Austin Fair at 218 North Park Avenue offers to furnish servants and help of any kind with short notice. Call for service details and terms listed as 50 cents. Proprietor C. M. Burdick promotes the staffing service.
A mosaic of light humor from papers like Tit-Bits Cleveland Leader Philadelphia Record and others. Snippets show satirical exchanges among characters from society and newsrooms, including jests about honesty wealth and old age with brisk, playful quips.
A compact satirical verse set imagines ironies in language and behavior. It plays on phrases about fighting, noiseless powder, cleanliness and godliness, and the contrast between talk and action. The piece ends noting dreams may be useless yet harmless when one is busy.
Mails arrive and close times listed for east and west routes. Unclaimed letters include W J Allen and several others. Local notices cover visiting, lending, and social events at Abbott block, Odd Fellows hall, and the Hamilton area, with plans to attend Cincinnati encampment and a Woman's club meeting set for Sept 12.
Miller's drug store advertises moth balls and Persian insect powder at 10c a pound and urges prescription service day or night. Camp Goodwill disbanded after five weeks raising over $500 for Chicago welfare. 403 poor women and children were served with 11 nationalities represented. Oak Park real estate listing by L D Cogswell notes new residents from Chicago California Downers Grove and Iowa moving in along with renovations to public schools and chemical lab upgrades.
Advertisements advertise low rates for first insertions and special monthly terms. Notices of help wanted or situation wanted are free for one insertion. The Vindicator is for sale at Don Rosado's News Depot 56624 Ohio Street Austin A H Loomis News Depot 149 Park Avenue Austin Oak and Tompkins 105 Oak Park Avenue News dealers and stationers 142 Lake Street Mrs Scales news dealer and confectioner 142 Lake Street
Mr. French of Maywood who started for the Klondike last March returned home this week a sadder but wiser man. He went only as far as St. Michaels at the mouth of the Yukon river. There he found penniless discouraged miners and decided to go back to the gold mines in and around Chicago.
Mme A McAllister announces a sewing school at her rooms first flat Noddo Park avenue Austin opening Monday Aug 15. Ladies and misses may sew their own work. Terms one dollar per week. Pupils furnish their own material. Formerly of McDonnell's. Call for information.
Notice to stockholders announces Cicero Telephone Co annual meeting on Sept 5 1898 at 8 p m at 147 N Park Ave Austin. Reports of officers for the year and any new business to come before stockholders. Signed A A Strom president and W O Cline secretary Austin HK Aug 19 1898.
Tickets on sale for trains leaving Chicago September 16 to 18 at 19 dollars round trip. Return valid to September 30. Also discounts to all East points. Vestibuled sleeping cars to Boston and solid trains to New York. Lower rates than rival lines. For details contact J Y Callahan General Agent 111 Adams Street Chicago.
The Town of Cicero invites sealed duplicate proposals for building a fire engine house within two blocks of the Town Hall in Austin. Bids due 7 30 p m August 30 1898 with 10 percent certified check. The town reserves right to reject all bids.
Notice to bidders invites proposals for construction of a 20 inch pipe sewer on East Parkway 64th Avenue from Lake Street to Chicago Avenue Cicero with payment from General Funds. Bid deposit ten percent of amount. date August 30 1898. Austin Illinois August 11 1898.
From and after this date the revised ordinances of the Town of Cicero, published in book form, will be for sale at 50 cents each. J. R. Drent, Town Clerk. August 11, 1898.
A Russian peasant on the way home buys boots in town and falls asleep by the road. A tramp steals his boots while he slumbers, but the man remains unaware until a wagoner cries out. He protests that his legs are not his own as they should be wearing boots.
The Nickel Plate Road will sell round trip tickets to Boston Mass at a fare and one third on certificate plan for the Street Railway Association of America meeting September 6-9 1898. Two through trains daily offer service comparable to any line between the same points. J Y Calahan 111 Adams St Chicago can provide sale dates. Depot Van Buren Street Passenger Station on the Loop.
An old advertisement touts Cushman’s Menthol Inhaler with a yearly supply offer. It directs readers to send for a valuable book to Cushman Drug Co in Vincennes, Indiana, promising a reliable everyday companion and comfort.
A rugged railing against democracy and leadership. The speaker mocks voter ignorance, laments corrupt leaders, and contrasts voices of the people with those in power. He uses satire to condemn tyranny, wage theft, and class disparity while urging personal responsibility.
The ad promises a one day cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee. It also advertises a Nickel Plate excursion to Boston from September 16 to 18 at $19 round trip good until September 30, 1898.
James Jones of Jones and Son drug firm Cowden Illinois recalls his wife’s grippe which worsened to consumption until Dr King’s New Discovery was tried. After starting with a bottle at home she improved from the first use and fully recovered after several days. The ad offers a free trial at Levell’s drug store and Halls in Austin.
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